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1900 - 1956. Known for: Painting.
Alen Divis was a Czech painter known for his melancholic art. In his early 20's, Divis became intensely focused on art, particularly on cubism. In the summer of 1926, he moved to Paris to devote... Read full biography
Alen Divis was a Czech painter known for his melancholic art. In his early 20's, Divis became intensely focused on art, particularly on cubism. In the summer of 1926, he moved to Paris to devote himself fully to his art. In Paris, he attended lectures by Frantisek Kupka and explored Cubism,... Read full biography
Alen Divis was a Czech painter known for his melancholic art. In his early 20's, Divis became intensely focused on art, particularly on cubism. In the summer of 1926, he moved to Paris to devote himself fully to his art. In Paris, he attended lectures by Frantisek Kupka and explored Cubism, Expressionism, and Classicism. Upon France's entry into the Second World War, Divis and other members of the organization House of Czechoslovak Culture were arrested and charged with espionage. The reason... Read full biography
Alen Divis was a Czech painter known for his melancholic art. In his early 20's, Divis became intensely focused on art, particularly on cubism. In the summer of 1926, he moved to Paris to devote himself fully to his art. In Paris, he attended lectures by Frantisek Kupka and explored Cubism, Expressionism, and Classicism. Upon France's entry into the Second World War, Divis and other members of the organization House of Czechoslovak Culture were arrested and charged with espionage. The reason for the arrests is unclear; perhaps their "sympathies for communism" caused suspicion. In the early 1940's, Divis finally found asylum in New York where he continued his work until after the war. His art focused primarily on his time in prison, and... Read full biography
Alen Divis was a Czech painter known for his melancholic art. In his early 20's, Divis became intensely focused on art, particularly on cubism. In the summer of 1926, he moved to Paris to devote himself fully to his art. In Paris, he attended lectures by Frantisek Kupka and explored Cubism, Expressionism, and Classicism. Upon France's entry into the Second World War, Divis and other members of the organization House of Czechoslovak Culture were arrested and charged with espionage. The reason for the arrests is unclear; perhaps their "sympathies for communism" caused suspicion. In the early 1940's, Divis finally found asylum in New York where he continued his work until after the war. His art focused primarily on his time in prison, and used images of cell wall graffiti, dreams, and dark hallucinations that came with isolation – a style w... Read full biography
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Alen Divis was a Czech painter known for his melancholic art. In his early 20's, Divis became intensely focused on art, particularly on cubism.
In the summer of 1926, he moved to Paris to devote himself fully to his art. In Paris, he attended lectures by Frantisek Kupka and explored Cubism, Expressionism, and Classicism.
Upon France's entry into the Second World War, Divis and other members of the organization House of Czechoslovak Culture were arrested and charged with espionage. The reason for the arrests is unclear; perhaps their "sympathies for communism" caused suspicion.
In the early 1940's, Divis finally found asylum in New York where he continued his work until after the war. His art fo...But wait, there's more...
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